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it's 1953,you want a root beer & burger.....
Posted: Wed May 21, 2003 02:48 AM UTC
you're in Minneapolis,so where do you go?
Ok,seriously...I'm curious if there are some Long-time residents of Minneapolis-you VT'ers -who would remember that root-beer stand.You know,close to the old (new then)'technology' school.
Any suggestions ....
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Re: it's 1953,you want a root beer & burger.....
Posted: Sat July 26, 2003 08:07 PM UTC
Hmmm, I'm a long time resident, but I don't remember. What technology school?
Is that the UofM?

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Re: it's 1953,you want a root beer & burger.....
Posted: Thu July 31, 2003 09:39 PM UTC
Al's Breakfast

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Re: Re: it's 1953,you want a root beer & burger.....
Posted: Thu July 31, 2003 09:48 PM UTC
I was installing KSTP, and I vaguely remember there's an A&W on University Blvd. (I may be off my nut, but I do remember an 'old fashioned' root beer place, and I'm 90% sure it was A&W)
Jeff-

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Re: it's 1953,you want a root beer & burger.....
Posted: Tue August 5, 2003 02:07 AM UTC
Hi all...this is a family mystery & I am looking at a 1953 timeline....so whatever would have been 'tec' then would be it.
Eventually I do have to head over myself to try to figure out where to find some long time missing family members...thanks..!!!

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Re: it's 1953,you want a root beer & burger.....
Posted: Fri June 4, 2004 08:57 PM UTC
I'm not sure about any root beer stands, but I grew up just outside of Minneapolis, and moved to the city when I was 18, lived there for 8 years then moved to CA. But, I can think of many off-the-beaten-track things to do in the great city of Minneapolis. First, don't go to First Avenue, it's not worth all that hoopla, it's a dirty club, with people who are trying to out cool each other. I would drive over the bridge and go toward the University of Minnesota. There is a very old bar over there called "Nye's Polonaise room" 112 Hennepin Ave. It's got gold speckled booths and a sing-along piano bar. Often a Polka band plays there too. Great food, old mean waitress that have been there forever, and the feeling that your grandparents would have partied there. It's great, unique, and charming all at the same time. The crowd is diverse, and they're there to have a good time. There are also many new beautiful bars downtown on that same street, Hennepin ( it's very long) that have been built since I've moved away. They rival anything in Manhattan, NY. They are great too. Of course if you just want to get sloppy and dance, go the the Gay 90's, or ground zero. Stay away from Daddy Rocks, (because it just doesn't.) A great place to eat is Joe's Garage, next to Minnapolis Community College. Minneapolis is a wonderfully fun city, talk to some locals they would love to point you in the right direction to their favorite place. Enjoy!

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Re: it's 1953,you want a root beer & burger.....
Posted: Sun December 26, 2004 03:46 AM UTC
Well at the Minnesota Historical Society's website you can do searches of their collections of photos and documents. I got this:

http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresources/Results.cfm?Page=1&Keywords=root%20beer%20stand&SearchType=Basic&CFID=1034802&CFTOKEN=87280082

when I typed root beer stand. And, I got this:

http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresources/details.cfm?imageid=151323&ImageNum=3&Page=1&Keywords=technology%20building&SearchType=Basic

when I typed technology building. Not much to go on, but it could lead to something.

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